Re: Hello, about Best Hardware...

[Ruediger Klis <tor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

algenon flower schrieb:
> Hello Everyone!
>   Been away for a little while, internet access lately has been a bit 
> spotty; access has been hotels with unsecured networks (thanks Best 
> Western),,& my laptop at the all niter next to campus. I am still 
> waiting for comcasts rates to go down so I can re-up with them. Some 
> hint there about my budget. Anyhow,  Wow, I am amazed at the reply to 
> this thread, Thanks for all the advice.
>     While I did (in my very own way) seem to fall in love with Linksys 
> because it eliminated nearly all alerts from my software firewall, I can 
> see that it sounds to be a weak point for use with TOR.  So, will start 
> by googleing   pfSense  and m0n0wall. Other user friendly suggestions 
> very welcome. I really don't like the notion of setting up a TOR server 
> w/out a firewall. It just sounds like an invitation to certain disaster. 
> Even with a good (as well as I can make it) firewall, I will still watch 
> it nervously. I do have an extra older computer that might work with a 
> Linux version as a firewall, interesting, a new project for me.
>   Does anyone have a favorite distro of Linux to work with .rpm versions 
> of TOR? I might change to an easier Linux to use than RHEL if other main 
> OS are better w/TOR.
>  Thanks all, will keep you updated as to my progress.
>                                   Algen

Hello,
try to check out GIBRALTAR Firewall.
I'ts a cd-rom based firewall solution that running out of the box a 
hardened debian linux without a harddisk. The configuration is stored
on a floppy disk or a usb stick.
For private use it's free.

http://www.gibraltar.at/content/view/19/23/lang,en/

You have also the option to run tor or other anon software.

Greatings

Ruediger